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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1926
Page
10
A wealthy Londoner hosts a lavish Monte Carlo party where deception, desire, and a coercive moral crisis unfold. After a tense scene, Hargrave resolves to accompany a disappointed guest back toward Paris, chasing a fragile promise of reconciliation amid rain and mist atop Mont Angel.
At the regular weekly meeting in the club house, the Devon Improvement Association voted to proceed with upstairs work. The building committee will meet to award a contract likely to go to Sullivan and Bertany with bids near 1600 dollars.
A mother describes observing every calendar holiday at home with Lincoln and Washington portraits on a dinning room mirror. Decorations include hearts shamrocks witches and goblins, displayed on the sideboard and mirror, avoiding stale decor.
The column details heavy yarn knitting for a long robe with exact stitch patterns and sizes, noting cost and material choices. It discusses buying in bargain yarn piles, color trends, and general advice for homemaking, including a suggested breakfast and dinner menu of basic staples.
A family dialogue reveals a mother defending a daughter and a grandmother arguing over child rearing and discipline. The exchange centers on little John and the grandmother’s insistence on gentler care versus stricter limits, with concerns about patience, crying, and who handles the baby. The scene reflects generational conflict and parenting styles.
A jumble of local items from Ridgefield including 126 tons placed at the Kaplan estate tee houses, deer sightings in Scott's orchard, a Westminster show entry by Reginila Vic Lewis, and Women’s Republican club activities. Fireworks, railroad news, and town meeting notes supplement the busy period.
Community diary items from Long Hill and Bridgeport list attendees at a Methodist parsonage reception, neighborhood visits, a fifth birthday party, weekend stays, and local pupil honors. Mentions Miss Mary Muller of Stratfield, Dorothy Thelma Shaw, Mr and Mrs Wied Roub, Harvey and David Sherman, Ernest Sherman, William Adams of Tashua, Beatrice and Waters Kohler, Dorothy Seeley, Annie Mallet, and students Orville Cairns through Robert Dustin.
The text argues fate and chance influence lifespan but heredity and early environment shape longevity. It cites a family with eighty six year old father and seventy nine year old mother, nine sons, fifty five grandchildren, and no graves opened in three generations, attributing long life to fresh air sunlight and exercise passed from parents to sons and matched by married partners with similar habits. It includes Q and A on headaches eyes sciatica and weight gain with brief guidance and offer for more details by request.
The pattern shows a straightline frock with a full skirt width and circular insets, trimmed with a collar tie and turn-back cuffs for a tailored look. Suitable for daytime wear with basket weave tweed or colored kasha, or for afternoon events in crepe or satin fabrics. Sizes 46 to 52 detailing yardage and contrasting strap.
The notice directs readers to fill out a coupon with name, address, pattern number and sizes. It instructs writing or printing clearly to avoid mistakes and enclosing payment by coin or stamps. Orders are to be addressed to Pattern Editor, Bridgeport Telegram.
Bermuda maintains a long standing prohibition on automobiles, a ban that has lasted about 20 years. Occasional efforts to lift it have failed, as the island remains wary of motor vehicles.
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